Debra A. Lewis, MSN, RN, CPN

Education:

Debra A. Lewis joined Duquesne's School of Nursing as a full time instructor in August 2004. She had previously served as an adjunct faculty member from 2002-2004 teaching both didactic and clinical courses related to pediatrics and growth and development. Before coming to Duquesne she spent 18 years in nursing and staff education in the Pittsburgh area. Her interests include maternal child health nursing, simulation, chronic illness care, heart disease in women, and NCLEX preparation.

Mrs. Lewis received her diploma in nursing at Presbyterian Hospital of the Presbyterian- University of Pennsylvania Medical Center where she received the Caroline I. Milne award for excellence in bedside nursing. She earned her BSN from Slippery Rock University and her MSN from Duquesne University where she also obtained additional graduate course work.

While at Duquesne she has continued to share her passion of working with children and families with undergraduate nursing students. She is a certified pediatric nurse and has been a member of the Society of Pediatric Nurses since 2004 where she served on the education committee from 2007-2011 and a co-chair of the committee in 2010. As a founding member of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Nurses for Kids, the local chapter of the Society of Pediatric Nurses, she served as Vice President and a member of the Board of Directors from 2005-2011. Professor Lewis has been able to combine her love of pediatric nursing and simulation and has presented multiple poster presentations at pediatric, nursing education, and simulation conferences.

Mrs. Lewis brings a wealth of educational and nursing experience to her role at the School of Nursing where she serves as a strong student advocate. Her humanistic style of teaching is reflected in both her teaching style and student interactions where she serves as a strong nursing professional role model.

Research

Predicting Success on the NCLEX RN Licensure Exams for Graduates of an Integrated Community-Based BSN Curriculum - Joan Lockhart, Project Coordinator. I am a facultymember involved in this on-going study.

November 2011: Presentation at the Society of Pediatric Nursing SPNK Chapter Meeting: -Everything You Have Always Wanted to Know about the Chronic Care Model and Were Afraid to Ask-.April 2011: Poster Presentation: Society of Pediatric Nurses Annual Conference: -Pediatric Simulations: A Safe Place to Practice- with Charles Larew, PhD, RN and Rosanna Henry, MSN, RN